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An innovative space for makers to create using state of the art tools, in a transformed former public toilet. Come join us to do something out of the ordinary!

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Tuesday night is Hitchin Hackspace social night.. come along and say hello πŸ‘‹

07.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Monday night is Hitchin Hackspace open evening night... Come along and say hello πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woo hoo! Get your tickets soon!!!

03.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
At the top of the image is the Hitchin Hackspace "H" logo in the centre of a circle. The H is at 45 degrees and the character has a square outline. The words "Hitchin Hackspace", along with the H in the circle, are laser engraved on to an A4 sized sheet of Birch plywood.
It should be at the pub, to help identify us, providing one of our members remembers to bring it!πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

At the top of the image is the Hitchin Hackspace "H" logo in the centre of a circle. The H is at 45 degrees and the character has a square outline. The words "Hitchin Hackspace", along with the H in the circle, are laser engraved on to an A4 sized sheet of Birch plywood. It should be at the pub, to help identify us, providing one of our members remembers to bring it!πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

Tuesday, 10th March, is our next #HitchinHackspace Social Night, at The Vic just down the road from the Hackspace, from 19:30/20:00.
Look out for our sign, say hello and find out about your local #Hackspace over a refreshing beverage or two #Hitchin #Letchworth #Stevenage #Baldock

03.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Monday the 9th March is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies πŸ«–β˜•πŸͺπŸ™‚
#make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

03.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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First match of the final:

25.02.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How cool is this! All done by school students.
They have code for auto-aiming based on odometry too!

24.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's robot season again! I'm volunteering at a First Tech Challenge event in Oxford today. New for this year: ball launchers!

24.02.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just some of the over 50 incredible robots coming to fight at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026! We will be streaming from 11am GMT on Saturday at bbb.gd/stream

25.02.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Monday the 1st March is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies πŸ«–β˜•πŸͺπŸ™‚
#make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

25.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you for selling out Brawl '26: 10th time at St Michael's, that's amazing! Resale is now enabled on headfirst if you can no longer make it - *the only* place to get tickets. We will be livestreaming from around 11am at bbb.gd/stream. We'll see everyone on Saturday, some exciting news coming πŸ‘€

23.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oops.. a bit late this week! Monday the 23rd February is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies πŸ«–β˜•πŸͺπŸ™‚
#make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

23.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A view of the Hackspace on a sunny day.

A view of the Hackspace on a sunny day.

This coming Tuesday 17th February we're running another Social/Induction evening at the Hackspace. We also plan to fire up the pancake machine so there will be automated pancakes available as well as the usual tea/coffee and biscuits.

14.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
RetroFest 2026 - The Unofficial Advert
RetroFest 2026 - The Unofficial Advert YouTube video by GlassTTY

"As Winter transitions into Spring, it's time to turn our attention to what many would consider to be the event of the year ..." - many thanks to @glasstty.com for this very funny (and unofficial!) advert for this year's RetroFest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScd...

14.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Monday the 16th February is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies πŸ«–β˜•πŸͺπŸ™‚
#make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

15.02.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism

10.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 2804 πŸ” 875 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 71
A piece of plastic film stuck to the side of a pint glass.

A piece of plastic film stuck to the side of a pint glass.

A toothpaste-looking paste applied to the stencil. Probably best not to use this as toothpaste.

A toothpaste-looking paste applied to the stencil. Probably best not to use this as toothpaste.

The end result showing the Southend United football club logo.

The end result showing the Southend United football club logo.

The end result showing the Southend United football club logo.

The end result showing the Southend United football club logo.

Sometimes you can augment old techniques with new equipment.

Member Dan wanted to engrave a pint glass so used the Cricut at the Hackspace to cut out some stencils from some stencil film, then applied glass etching cream.

10.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are interested in finding out a bit more about #HitchinHackspace and are free this evening why not come along to our Monthly Social evening at The Victoria pub....

10.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
March Mostly artwork.

March Mostly artwork.

Both of March's #Hitchin Town Hall #MostlyComedy dates - 12th March with Andy Hamilton & @rachelparris.bsky.social, and 26th March with Kate Robbins & @shappikhorsandi.bsky.social - are now on general sale at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk. Book now for a Mostly month to remember. #livecomedy #hertfordshire

09.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our monthly social night is a good chance to meet some of our members and have a chat

08.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weekly open evening on Monday...

08.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done folks. Well deserved!

08.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our presale for 26th March’s #Hitchin #MostlyComedy has begun. Good luck!

07.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done to everyone at East Essex Hackspace πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
#Essex #Hackspace #RepairCafe #Volunteer #Community #Rochford

08.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We won a thing! The Hackspace is quite prominent locally due to our engagement with non-members and things we run like the Repair Cafe. Lots of it is down to fellow Trustee Tim whose superpower is engaging with a bazillion people and organisations to the extent it would boil my brain.

07.02.2026 11:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Paul mcgann with tongue out me in trans rights are human rights t shirt

Paul mcgann with tongue out me in trans rights are human rights t shirt

Love this photograph last night of Paul McGann and me at @slapstickfest.bsky.social - we’re ready for our Joe Orton play

05.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 249 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
At the top of the image is the Hitchin Hackspace "H" logo in the centre of a circle. The H is at 45 degrees and the character has a square outline. The words "Hitchin Hackspace", along with the H in the circle, are laser engraved on to an A4 sized sheet of Birch plywood.
It should be at the pub, to help identify us, providing one of our members remembers to bring it!πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

At the top of the image is the Hitchin Hackspace "H" logo in the centre of a circle. The H is at 45 degrees and the character has a square outline. The words "Hitchin Hackspace", along with the H in the circle, are laser engraved on to an A4 sized sheet of Birch plywood. It should be at the pub, to help identify us, providing one of our members remembers to bring it!πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

Tuesday, 10th Feb, is our next #HitchinHackspace Social Night, at The Vic just down the road from the Hackspace, from 19:30/20:00.
Look out for our sign, say hello and find out about your local #Hackspace over a refreshing beverage or two #Hitchin #Letchworth #Stevenage #Baldock

05.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Monday the 9th February is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies πŸ«–β˜•πŸͺπŸ™‚
#make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

05.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Collage of lineup.

Collage of lineup.

Just two weeks until 19th February's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy with @halcruttenden.bsky.social, Nabil Abdulrashid, Julia Eckhoff & @davidephgrave.bsky.social. Only a handful of tickets left. Book now. www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

#livecomedy #hertfordshire #hertslife

05.02.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yesterday I was messing around with an ODrive again. Now I need to write some code to do basic mixing to set the requested motor speeds off the throttle, steering, and brake inputs. We're using a Pi Pico for this to make it easily changeable. May have different profiles set over BLE with a basic app

04.02.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0